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followthrough

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fol⋅low-through

  [fol-oh-throo, -throo]
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–noun
1. the completion of a motion, as in the stroke of a tennis racket.
2. the portion of such a motion after the ball has been hit.
3. the act of continuing a plan, project, scheme, or the like to its completion.
Origin:
1895–1900; n. use of v. phrase follow through
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fol·low-through or fol·low·through   (fŏl'ō-thrōō')
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of following through: a book promotion campaign with no follow-through.

  2. Sports The concluding part of a stroke, after a ball or other object has been hit or released.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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